Count Dracula (1977 film)

Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC (in the then standard video/film hybrid format), it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing.

Count Dracula
Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula
Directed byPhilip Saville
Written byGerald Savory
Produced byMorris Barry
StarringLouis Jourdan
Frank Finlay
Susan Penhaligon
Judi Bowker
Jack Shepherd
Edited byRichard Bedford (film inserts)
Rod Waldron (videotape)
Music byKenyon Emrys-Roberts
Distributed byBBC
Release date
  • 22 December 1977 (1977-12-22)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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